Election day 2013 – in photos

Americans head to thousands of voting sites Tuesday for
various local elections coming to a close this evening, including the gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, and the mayoral race in Detroit, Boston, and the country's biggest city, NYC

New York Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio poses with his family, wife Chirlane McCray, son Dante de Blasio and daughter Chiara de Blasio after voting at a public library branch in Brooklyn. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Clerks Lenore Keithley, left, and Bonnie Ryan, right, wait for voters at a polling place in the garage of the Munoz family residence in Novato, California. Alice Munoz has had a polling place in her garage for the past 40 years. Photograph: Eric Risberg/AP

Detroit mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon arrives at his voting precinct with his daughter Tiffani Jackson and his grandson Malachi Jackson to cast his vote on Tuesday. Today's election will determine who will replace outgoing Detroit mayor and former Detroit Piston player Dave Bing, who chose not to seek reelection. Photograph: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli talks to some of his volunteers and supporters after casting his ballot at a polling place at Brentsville High School in Nokesville, Virginia. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/ Reuters